COMMERCIAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVIII, Issue 136, 23 May 1928, Page 7

COMMERCIAL

BUTTER AND CHEESE PRICES AS AT JBth MAY. 1028 Previous week's prices in parenthesis ;—■ BUTTER, New Zealand: Salted 166 s to 170 s (162 s to 168 s); unsalted. 168 s to 176 s (108 s to 1765). Deliveries thi 3 week 1060 tons; in store. 1900 tons. Australian: Finest salted. 156 s to 160 s (152 s to loos; unsalted. 158 s to 162 s 1.154 s 1° 1535). Argentine: Finest unsalted, 152 s to 158 s 1152 s to 1565). Irish Creamery: Salted, 166 s to 168 s (160 s to 1625); unsalted 170 s to 172 s (164 s to 1665). Danish: 178 s to 180 s spot. 170 s to 172 5 , f.o.b. (D9s to 180s.'170s to Dutch Creamery; Unsalted 170 s to 172 s (168 s to 170 s). Esthonian: Salted, 160 s to 161 s (160 s unsalted, 163 s (102 s Polish: Unsalted. 156 s (1565). Siberian: 154 s to 156 s (150 s r o 1525). Market steady. Retail prices unchanged. CHEESE. New Zealand; White and coloured. 95s to 97s (96s to 975). Improved demand this end of week Australian: Coloured, 93s to 95s (93s to 955). Canadian :' Finest white, 112 s to 114 s (112 s to 114 s); coloured 108 s to 112 s (IORg to 112 s). Market steady. leather in Northern Hemisphere producing countries generally cold and unfavourable. Spring increase in production therefore delayed. AMERICAN PRICES. Butter: New York, 46 cents (Is lid); Montreal. 34| cents (Is s}d); 'Frisco. 42 cents (Is 9d). .HIGH COMMISSIONER’S REPORT. The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram, dated the 19th instant, from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, London:— Apples.—Apples ex “Cornwall” and “Rotorua” on the market. Condition fairly satisfactory. “Port Hunter” has commenced to discharge, and condition very good as yet. Trade brisker, but owing to large quantities of Australian and New Zealand prices are a little easier. Prices:— Cox’s Orange, 10/- to 15/- per case; Jonathan, Delicious, Dunn’s Favourite, Pearmain and Ballarat Seedling, 10/- to 12/- per case; Cleopatra aqd Statesman, 12/- to 14/- per case. Pears.—Ex “Cornwall,” mainly sound and backward. Fair demand. Prices: Josephine, 4/- to 6/- per tray; Winter Nelis, 3/- to 5/- per tray; P. Barry, Packham, Winter Cole, 3/- to 3/6 per tray. Wool.—Sales continue well attended,, and competition brisk at same rates. WAIPUKURAU SALE. At the weekly sale at Waipukurau yesterday a good yarding of both sheep and cattle was offered to a erood attendance of the public. Prices, on the whole were better than last week, and everything changed hands at satisfactory prices to the vendors. Following is a range of prices:—Fat cows £5 7s 6d to £9 10s, fat bullocks £lO 5s to £l4 10s. fat heifers to £9, store cows £2 12s 6d to £4 Bs. 26 to 3J-yr steers £7 7s to £9. forward bullocks £9 10s to £l2, rough steers £4 Is to £6 10s. m-s. weaners £4 10s. 1“* ewes 25s 3d to 275, fat wethers 34s 6d to 25s 4d, fat lamb s 23s to 30s 3d. f. and f. ewes 18s 9<l to 22s Id, ewe hoggets 25s to 31s 9d. 4 and 5-yr ewes (S.D. rams) 275. 4-yr ewes (R. rams) 29s 6d 2-tl) ewes (S.D. rams) 34s 3d. wether hoggets 24s 6d to 27s 10d, m.s. hoggets 20s 3d to 26s 3d. The brokers report sales as under: — Williams and Kettle, Ltd.—l fat cow £7 10s 1 at £5 7s 6d, 2 at £5 Bs. 7 fat bullocks £l3 Is. 1 cow in calf £5 17s 6d. 1 vealer £4 3s 6d. 3 store cows £4 8s 66 fat ewes 25s 9d 140 ewo lambs 31s 9d. 48 2-th ewes (S.D. rams) 34s 3d, 84 wether lambs 24s lid. 38 store ewes 22s Id. 44 wether hoggets 27s 10d. 1 ewe hogget 30s 9d. Murray. Roberts and Co.. Ltd.— 135 fat 2-th wethers 355. 2 at 35s 4d, 11 at 34s 6d. 128 f. and f. e"'es 18s 9d. 25 f. and f. S.D. rams 235. 52 ewe lambs 28s 7d. 67 shorn ewe lambs 255. 112 4 and 5-yr ewes (S.D. rams) 27s 3 fat bullocks £l2 Us. 5 fat H. bullocks £ll, 1 fat P-A bullock £lO ss. 1 at £ll. 10 fat S.H. steers £8 15j. 2 H. cross steers £8 12s. 2 fat J. steers £9 12s. 2 at 37 10s. 2 fat S.H. cows £8 16s. 2 fatj. cows £7, 1 at £5 18s 6d. 2 fat J. heifers £5 1 fat S.H. heifer £6 10s. 1 vealer steer £5. 1 H. cow in calf £4. 1 forward cow £5 2s. 1 store cow £2 12s 6d. 15 m.a. H. steers £8 18s. 1 P.A. steer £8 7s 24 P.A. steers £7 7s 3 at £6. 10 S.H. steers £6 10s. 5 at £5 13s 6d 8 J. steers £6 2s 6d. 1 J. steer "£5 10s. 7 at £4 Is. 1 springing J, hejfer £9 2s 6d, 9 m.s. P.A. weaners £4 10s. 12 P.A. weaner heifers £2 12s, 1 heifer £2. Hoadley Son and Stewart Ltd.—B fat cow., £9 Is. 6 at £8 ,3s. 12 at £6 10s. 4 fat bulolcks £lO 10s. 14 steers £7 10s. 16 at £8 ss, 14 heifers £5 6s, 36 m.s. lambs 235. 17 fat ewes 24s sd. 22 at 23 s Bd. Dalgety and Co,. Ltd—l fat bullock £B, 3 vealers £3 18s 6d. 7 yearling steers ££ 4s. 50 fat ewes 25s 6d. 25 at 27s 400 5-year ewes (S.D. rams) 31s.

H.B Farmers’ Co-operative As."Ltd.—lo fat eweg 21g 6d 5 fat wethqrs 325. 13 fat lambs 31s, 23 at 24s 6d, .301 ewe hoggets 28s 6d. 00 at 22s 3d. 65 m.s. hoggets 23s 2d. 24 at 23s 38 wether hoggets 2f>s 6d. 14 store ewes 18 s 9d 8 fat bullocks £l2 15s 1 at £l2 10s, 1 at £7 8s 6d 12 at £ll Ils 6 at £lO, 4 at £7 17g 6d. 4 at £lo| 7 bullocks £9 15s, 6 Hereford bullocks £ll, 1 black bullock £lO. 1 Shorthorn bullock £9. 1 Jersey bullock £9 10s, 1 bulock £8 lOsl. 26 P.A. bullocks £lO. 22 Hereford bulocks £9 12 s . 7 bullocks £8 Bs. 1 Holstein bull £6, 3 fat cows £5. 1 at £6 10s. 2 empty cows £2 fa.l fat heifer £4. 1 weaner £2 17s 6<r 1 heifer £3 17s Gd. 12 at £1 17s Gd, 1 fat row £6 17s Gd 1 at £5 10s 2 h«lfer s £5. 2at £4 18s Gd, 2 steers £6 10s. 8 at £G 12s 6d. De Pelicbtt, McLeod and Co., Ltd.—l fat erw £6 2s 6d. 1 at £6 15s. 1 vealer £1 17s. 2 fat heifers £9. 1 2-yr steer £8 ,3s. 18 2.J to ,3-yr steers £9, 27 fat wethers ,31s 6d 21 fat ewes 25s ,3d 105 lam’ fa 20s 3d 26 at 24s •3d .30 at 20s 3d 58 at 26s'. n,3 wether lambs 2I S 6d. 55 ewe lambs 28s. 47 4-yr ewc s (R, rains) 29s Od.